US9213969B2 - Transmitter, receiver, transmitting method, receiving method, communication system, communication method, program, and computer-readable storage medium - Google Patents

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US9213969B2 US14/131,908 US201214131908A US9213969B2 US 9213969 B2 US9213969 B2 US 9213969B2 US 201214131908 A US201214131908 A US 201214131908A US 9213969 B2 US9213969 B2 US 9213969B2
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  • the present invention relates to a transmitter, a receiver, a transmitting method, a receiving method, a communication system, a communication method, a program, and a computer-readable storage medium.
  • a technique for performing payment of electronic money using a card incorporating a noncontact IC chip is spreading.
  • software is installed in a cellular phone including a noncontact IC chip, and the mobile terminal is used to pay in the form of the electronic money.
  • the noncontact IC chip performs a proximity communication using a dedicated frequency band.
  • Patent Literature 1 JP 2004-272560 A
  • the number of mobile terminals incorporating noncontact IC chips is increasing. However, there are also many mobile terminals without noncontact IC chips such as most of smart phones and low-price cellular phones. This is related to the fact that the noncontact IC chip is dedicated hardware for communication that uses a radio waves. The presence of the mobile terminals without noncontact IC chips is an obstacle in spreading the use of electronic money payment performed using a mobile terminal. A user who owns a mobile terminal which does not include a noncontact IC chip and uses electronic money has to separately carry a noncontact IC card.
  • the present invention has been devised in view of these problems and it is an object of the present invention to provide a technique for making it possible to perform, even when a device such as a mobile terminal does not include hardware for proximity communication such as a noncontact IC chip, proximity communication using the device.
  • a transmitter includes: means for acquiring transmission data; encoding means for outputting output sound data of a PCM format obtained by encoding the transmission data, the output sound data indicating sound in an inaudible frequency band; and sound output means for causing a DA converter to convert the output sound data so as to cause a speaker to output sound corresponding to the output sound data.
  • the encoding means outputs the output sound data such that the output sound data indicates sound having a plurality of sections with sound and soundless sections between the adjacent sections with sound according to the transmission data and that the output sound data indicates a sine curve in which the amplitude of the sections with sound increases from a start time and decreases after reaching a maximum.
  • a receiver includes: sound input means for acquiring, via an AD converter, input sound data of a PCM format indicating sound in an inaudible frequency band input to a microphone and obtained by encoding transmission data, the sound having a plurality of sections with sound and soundless sections between the adjacent sections with sound according to the transmission data and wherein the sound indicates a sine curve in which the amplitude of the sections with sound increases from a start time and decreases after reaching a maximum; extracting means for generating extracted sound data obtained by extracting the sound in the inaudible frequency band from the sound indicated by the input sound data; and decoding means for decoding the transmission data based on the extracted sound data.
  • the apparatus including the DA converter and the speaker and the apparatus including the AD converter and the microphone are used, it is possible to perform communication even if dedicated hardware for proximity communication such as a noncontact IC chip is not used.
  • a mobile terminal includes: means for acquiring data indicating a payment account transmitted to a store terminal; encoding means for outputting output sound data of a PCM format obtained by encoding the data indicating the payment account; and sound output means for causing a DA converter to convert the output sound data so as to cause a speaker to output sound corresponding to the output sound data.
  • a store terminal includes: sound input means for acquiring, via an AD converter, input sound data of a PCM format indicating sound input to a microphone, the sound being obtained by encoding data indicating a payment account output by a mobile terminal; decoding means for decoding the data indicating the payment account based on the input sound data; payment inquiring means for transmitting the data indicating the payment account and a payment amount to a balance management apparatus; and result output means for outputting information indicating a result of payment based on information indicating propriety of payment received from the balance management apparatus.
  • a transmitting method includes: a step of acquiring data indicating a payment account transmitted to a store terminal; an encoding step of outputting output sound data of a PCM format obtained by encoding the data indicating the payment account; and an output step of causing a DA converter to convert the output sound data so as to cause a speaker to output sound corresponding to the output sound data.
  • a receiving method includes: an input step of acquiring, via an AD converter, input sound data of a PCM format indicating sound input to a microphone, the sound being obtained by encoding data indicating a payment account output by a mobile terminal; a decoding step of decoding the data indicating the payment account based on the input sound data; a payment inquiring step of transmitting the data indicating the payment account and a payment amount to a balance management apparatus; and a result output step of outputting information indicating a result of payment based on information indicating propriety of payment received from the balance management apparatus.
  • a program for a mobile terminal causes a computer to function as: means for acquiring data indicating a payment account transmitted to a store terminal; encoding means for outputting output sound data of a PCM format obtained by encoding the data indicating the payment account; and sound output means for causing a DA converter to convert the output sound data so as to cause a speaker to output sound corresponding to the output sound data.
  • a program for store terminal causes a computer to function as: means for acquiring data indicating a payment account transmitted to a store terminal; encoding means for outputting output sound data of a PCM format obtained by encoding the data indicating the payment account; and sound output means for causing a DA converter to convert the output sound data so as to cause a speaker to output sound corresponding to the output sound data.
  • a payment system includes the mobile terminal and the store terminal.
  • a payment method includes: a step of acquiring data indicating a payment account transmitted to a store terminal; an encoding step of outputting output sound data of a PCM format obtained by encoding the data indicating the payment account; an output step of a mobile terminal causing a DA converter to convert the output sound data so as to cause a speaker to output sound corresponding to the output sound data; an input step of a store terminal acquiring, via an AD converter, input sound data of a PCM format indicating sound input to a microphone, the sound being obtained by encoding data indicating a payment account transmitted by a mobile terminal; a decoding step of decoding the data indicating the payment account based on the input sound data; a payment inquiring step of transmitting the data indicating the payment account and a payment amount to a balance management apparatus; and a result output step of outputting information indicating a result of payment based on information indicating propriety of payment received from the balance management apparatus.
  • the mobile terminal including the DA converter and the speaker and the store terminal including the AD converter and the microphone are used, it is possible to perform payment even if dedicated hardware for proximity communication such as a noncontact IC chip is not used.
  • the encoding means may output the output sound data to suppress an amplitude change of the sound indicated by the output sound data.
  • the mobile terminal may further include start control means for causing the speaker to output sound indicating a start of communication to the store terminal and for changing the magnitude of the sound that the sound output means causes the speaker to output based on sound input to a microphone, the sound being sound of the store terminal responding to the sound indicating the start of the communication.
  • the mobile terminal may further include start control means for causing, using the sound output means, the speaker to output sound indicating a start of communication to the store terminal, and for, when sound of the store terminal responding to the sound indicating the start of the communication is not recognized, changing the magnitude of the sound that the sound output means causes the speaker to output and causing the speaker to output the sound indicating the start of the communication to the store terminal, repeatedly.
  • start control means for causing, using the sound output means, the speaker to output sound indicating a start of communication to the store terminal, and for, when sound of the store terminal responding to the sound indicating the start of the communication is not recognized, changing the magnitude of the sound that the sound output means causes the speaker to output and causing the speaker to output the sound indicating the start of the communication to the store terminal, repeatedly.
  • the mobile terminal may further include payment information acquiring means for acquiring, based on a user ID, information indicating a payment account corresponding to the user ID via a network.
  • the information indicating the payment account may include encrypted balance information of the payment account.
  • the mobile terminal may further include payment result acquiring means for acquiring, after the speaker outputs sound corresponding to the information indicating the payment account, payment result information including updated and encrypted balance information of the payment account from the store terminal.
  • the store terminal may further include start response means for causing, when sound input to the microphone, which is sound indicating a start of communication of the mobile terminal, satisfies a predetermined condition, a speaker to output sound indicating information for changing the magnitude of sound output by the mobile terminal.
  • the result output means may output, when information indicating payment permission is received from the balance management apparatus, information for causing the speaker to output, as the information indicating the result of the payment, predetermined sound that the user can recognize.
  • the data indicating the payment account may include encrypted balance information of the payment account
  • the result output means may receive, when information indicating payment permission is received from the balance management apparatus, updated and encrypted balance information of the payment account from the balance management apparatus and transmit the received balance information to the mobile terminal.
  • the store terminal may further include completion information transmitting means for transmitting information indicating payment completion to the balance management apparatus when information indicating that the balance information is received from the mobile terminal after the updated and encrypted balance information of the payment account is transmitted to the mobile terminal.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a payment system according to a first embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of a payer terminal and a store terminal according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing functions realized by the payer terminal according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing functions realized by the store terminal according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing functions realized by a payment server according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a flow of transmitting process performed using sound.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a transition of sound with time indicated by output sound data.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a waveform in a section with sound.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a flow of receiving process performed using sound.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow of the payer terminal.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow of the store terminal.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow of the payment server.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of information managed by the payment server.
  • FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a payment system according to a second embodiment.
  • FIG. 15 is a functional block diagram showing functions realized by a payer terminal according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 16 is a functional block diagram showing functions realized by a store terminal according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 17 is a functional block diagram showing functions realized by a black box according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow of the payer terminal.
  • FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow of the store terminal.
  • FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow of the black box.
  • FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of encrypted balance information.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a payment system according to a first embodiment.
  • the payment system includes a payer terminal 1 , a store terminal 2 , and a payment server 3 .
  • the payer terminal 1 and the store terminal 2 are not physically connected.
  • the store terminal 2 and the payment server 3 are connected via a communication line such as a leased line or a private network.
  • the payment server 3 is the same irrespective of a store that owns a store terminal.
  • the payment server 3 is set in, for example, a data center.
  • the payment server 3 centrally owns and manages balance information of payment accounts and the like.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the payer terminal 1 and the store terminal 2 according to the first embodiment.
  • Each of the payer terminal 1 and the store terminal 2 includes a processor 11 , a storing unit 12 , a communication unit 13 , a display operation unit 14 , a DA converter 15 , an AD converter 16 , a speaker 17 , and a microphone 18 .
  • the payer terminal 1 may be, for example, a smart phone or a cellular phone owned by a user who makes a payment for commercial goods.
  • the store terminal 2 is mainly a terminal for payment owned by a store.
  • the store terminal 2 may be a POS register or a smart phone.
  • the payment server 3 includes the processor 11 , the storing unit 12 , and the communication unit 13 .
  • the payment server 3 may be, for example, a PC server.
  • the processor 11 operates according to a program stored in the storing unit 12 .
  • the processor 11 controls the communication unit 13 , the display operation unit 14 , the DA converter 15 , and the AD converter 16 .
  • the program may be provided via a network such as the Internet or may be provided while being stored in a computer-readable storage medium such as a flash memory.
  • the storing unit 12 is configured by a memory device such as a RAM or a flash memory, a hard disk drive, or the like.
  • the storing unit 12 stores the program.
  • the storing unit 12 stores information and calculation results input from the units.
  • the communication unit 13 communicates with another apparatus.
  • the communication unit 13 is configured by an integrated circuit, an antenna, a communication terminal, and the like that configure a wired LAN or a wireless LAN.
  • the communication unit 13 inputs information received from the other apparatus to a CPU 11 and the storing unit 12 and transmits information to the other apparatus on the basis of the control by the CPU 11 .
  • the communication unit 13 may perform communication using a line of a cellular phone.
  • the display operation unit 14 is configured by means for controlling a display output device such as a liquid crystal display panel, means for controlling an input device such as a touch panel, and the like.
  • the display operation unit 14 outputs image data and the like to the display output device and acquires information input by an operator (a user) from the input device on the basis of the control by the processor 11 .
  • the DA converter 15 converts output sound data of a PCM format into an output signal voltage on the basis of the control by the processor 11 .
  • the DA converter 15 performs DA conversion using, for example, a ⁇ method.
  • the DA converter 15 also has a function of volume control for converting the output signal voltage according to setting by the operator.
  • the AD converter 16 converts an input signal voltage into input sound data of the PCM format on the basis of the control by the processor 11 .
  • the speaker 17 outputs sound corresponding to the output signal voltage output by the DA converter 15 .
  • the speaker 17 is a speaker for sound output and mainly has a characteristic for outputting sound in an audible frequency band.
  • the microphone 18 converts input sound into an input signal voltage.
  • the microphone 18 is a microphone for sound input and mainly has a characteristic of inputting sound in an audible frequency band.
  • FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing functions realized by the payer terminal 1 according to the first embodiment.
  • the payer terminal 1 functionally includes a start control unit 61 , a payment-information acquiring unit 62 , a payment-information transmitting unit 63 , a payment-result acquiring unit 64 , an encoding unit 65 , a sound output unit 66 , a decoding unit 67 , an extracting unit 68 , and a sound input unit 69 .
  • These functions are realized by the processor 11 , which configures the payer terminal 1 , executing the program stored in the storing unit 12 and controlling the DA converter 15 , the AD converter 16 , the communication unit 13 , and the like.
  • FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing functions realized by the store terminal 2 according to the first embodiment.
  • the store terminal 2 functionally includes a start response unit 71 , a payment inquiring unit 72 , a result output unit 73 , an encoding unit 75 , a sound output unit 76 , a decoding unit 77 , an extracting unit 78 , and a sound input unit 79 .
  • These functions are realized by the processor 11 , which configures the store terminal 2 , executing the program stored in the storing unit 12 and controlling the DA converter 15 , the AD converter 16 , the communication unit 13 , and the like.
  • FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing functions realized by the payment server 3 according to the first embodiment.
  • the payment server 3 functionally includes an information receiving unit 81 , a balance updating unit 82 , a payment-propriety reply unit 83 , and an account managing unit 84 . These functions are realized by the processor 11 , which is included in the payment server 3 , executing the program stored in the storing unit 12 , exchanging data with the storing unit 12 , and controlling the communication unit 13 and the like.
  • the payment server 3 is an apparatus that manages a balance of a payment account for electronic money or the like.
  • a payer who owns the payer terminal 1 , shows a commercial item, which the payer desires to purchase, to a store clerk.
  • the store clerk inputs information (a barcode, etc.) for identifying the commercial item to the store terminal 2 .
  • the store terminal 2 acquires an amount (a payment amount), which should be paid, from a commercial goods database or the like, stores the amount in the storing unit 12 , and shows the amount to the payer via a screen.
  • at least one piece of communication of data concerning the payment is performed between the payer terminal 1 and the store terminal 2 and between the store terminal 2 and the payment server 3 .
  • communication is mainly performed using sound in an inaudible frequency band between the payer terminal 1 and the store terminal 2 .
  • the encoding unit 65 of the payer terminal 1 encodes the data to be transmitted and outputs output sound data of the PCM format including sound in the inaudible frequency band.
  • the sound output unit 66 causes the DA converter 15 to convert the output sound data of the PCM format and causes the speaker 17 of the payer terminal 1 to output output sound indicating the data to be transmitted.
  • the output sound is input to the microphone 18 of the store terminal 2 .
  • the sound input unit 79 of the store terminal 2 acquires input sound data of the PCM format indicating the sound via the AD converter 16 .
  • the extracting unit 78 extracts the sound in the inaudible frequency band from the input sound data and decodes the transmission data on the basis of the extracted sound.
  • the encoding unit 75 and the sound output unit 76 of the store terminal 2 are respectively functions same as the encoding unit 65 and the sound output unit 66 of the payer terminal 1 .
  • the decoding unit 67 , the extracting unit 68 , and the sound input unit 69 of the payer terminal 1 are respectively functions same as the decoding unit 77 , the extracting unit 78 , and the sound input unit 79 of the store terminal 2 .
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a flow of transmitting process performed using sound.
  • the encoding unit 65 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the encoding unit 65 outputs output sound data of the PCM format obtained by encoding transmission data.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a transition of sound with time indicated by the output sound data.
  • the sound indicated by the output sound data includes a synchronization signal 51 indicating an output start, a synchronization signal 52 indicating an output end, and a plurality of transmitted signal sections 53 sandwiched between the synchronization signal 51 and the synchronization signal 52 in terms of time.
  • the plurality of transmitted signal sections 53 are signals obtained by modulating the transmission data.
  • Each of the transmitted signal sections 53 is a section with sound where sound is output.
  • the output sound is any one of two kinds of sound set in advance.
  • Each of the transmitted signal section 53 corresponds to any one of bit arrays configuring the transmission data.
  • the two kinds of sound output in the transmitted signal section 53 have time widths different from each other. Specifically, a time width Tt1 of the transmitted signal section 53 corresponding to a bit having a value 1 and a time width Tt0 of the transmitted signal section 53 corresponding to a bit having a value 0 are different. In an example shown in FIG. 7 , the time width Tt1 is 6 ms and time width Tt0 is 2 ms. Soundless sections are arranged between the adjacent transmitted signal sections 53 . Soundless sections are also arranged between the synchronization signals 51 and 52 and the transmitted signal sections 53 adjacent thereto. A time width Tn of the soundless sections is 10 ms. Note that, in this embodiment, if the time width Tt1 and the time width Tt0 are different, the time widths Tt0, Tt1, and Tn may be different from the above-mentioned time widths.
  • the encoding unit 65 acquires transmission data passed to the encoding unit 65 (step S 401 ). Subsequently, the encoding unit 65 sets sound data indicating the synchronization signal 51 in output sound data (step S 402 ) and adds sound data indicating a soundless section (step S 403 ). Subsequently, the encoding unit 65 substitutes 1 in a variable i (step S 404 ) and performs process for adding the plurality of transmitted signal sections 53 to the output sound data.
  • the encoding unit 65 acquires an ith bit from the transmission data (step S 405 ). It is assumed that the transmission data is a set of n bits arranged in order. Subsequently, the encoding unit 65 adds sound data indicating a section with sound having a time width corresponding to the acquired bit to the output sound data (step S 406 ). Further, the encoding unit 65 adds sound data indicating a soundless section to the output sound data (step S 407 ). The encoding unit 65 increments a value of the variable i by 1 (step S 408 ). If the process is not performed concerning all the (n) bits configuring the transmission data (N in step S 409 ), the encoding unit 65 repeats the process from step S 405 .
  • the encoding unit 65 adds sound data indicating the synchronization signal 52 to the output sound data (step S 410 ). According to these kinds of process, the encoding unit 65 outputs the output sound data for outputting, in order, kinds of sound (sections with sound) corresponding to respective bits obtained when the transmission data is set as a binary bit string.
  • the sound output unit 66 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the sound output unit 66 causes the DA converter 15 to convert output sound data so as to cause the speaker 17 to output sound indicated by the output sound data.
  • the sound output unit 66 outputs the output sound data to the DA converter 15 (step S 411 ).
  • the DA converter 15 converts the output sound data into an output signal voltage.
  • the output signal voltage output from the DA converter 15 is input to the speaker 17 .
  • the speaker 17 outputs sound corresponding to the output signal voltage.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a waveform in the section with sound.
  • a solid line indicates a waveform of sound in the section with sound.
  • a broken line indicates a temporal variation of the amplitude of the waveform.
  • sound in an inaudible frequency band specifically, at a frequency equal to or higher than 20 kHz and equal to or lower than a maximum frequency (about 25 kHz), which can be output, is output. Since the sound in the inaudible frequency band is used for communication, it is possible to prevent people around the payer terminal 1 from recognizing unpleasant noise.
  • the encoding unit 65 sets the output sound data to suppress a change in the amplitude of the sound in the section with sound.
  • sections with sound indicated by the output sound data includes a section where the amplitude of the sound gradually increases and a section where the amplitude of the sound gradually decreases.
  • the section where the amplitude of the sound gradually increases is a fixed section (in the example shown in FIG. 8 , a former half portion) after a soundless section is switched to the section with sound.
  • the section where the amplitude of the sound gradually decreases is a fixed section (in the example shown in FIG. 8 , a latter half portion) before the section with sound is switched to a soundless section.
  • the amplitude of the section with sound having the above-described characteristic is calculated from a sine function of a cycle twice as large as a time width of the section with sound.
  • Output sound data of the PCM format is 16 bits and can take a value of ⁇ 32768 to 32767.
  • One time step is time obtained by dividing one second by a sampling rate.
  • ⁇ indicates a value obtained by dividing the sampling rate of the output sound data by the frequency of the sound in the inaudible frequency band. It is desirable to set the sampling rate to a value twice or more as large as and natural number times as large as the frequency of the inaudible frequency band used for communication. This is because it is possible to prevent a frequency lower than a target frequency from being output because of a difference between a sampling cycle and a cycle of sound.
  • the sampling rate is set to 44.1 kHz and the frequency of the sound is set to 22.05 kHz.
  • A indicates a maximum value that can be taken as data in the section with sound.
  • B indicates a value obtained by dividing the sampling rate with a frequency 1000 indicating an amplitude change. Note that, in actual output sound data, information of a decimal part of a value indicated by f(x) is rounded down.
  • f(x) is an expression obtained by multiplying a sine wave indicating the sound in the inaudible frequency band with a sine wave for suppressing the temporal variation of the amplitude. Consequently, the temporal variation of the amplitude is suppressed compared with a sine wave with fixed amplitude in a section with sound indicated by the following expression of fs(x).
  • the speaker 17 of the payer terminal 1 (and the store terminal 2 ) is the speaker for sound. Therefore, when sound in the inaudible frequency band equal to or higher than 20 kHz is output, a phenomenon sometimes occurs in which the speaker 17 cannot follow a change in an output signal voltage because of physical properties. When the phenomenon occurs, sound like noise at a lower frequency is output from the speaker 17 . The phenomenon substantially definitely occurs when the sound in the section with sound indicated by fs(x) is output. However, when the temporal variation of the amplitude is limited as in f(x), since the speaker 17 easily follows the temporal variation of the output signal voltage, the phenomenon does not occur. Consequently, it is possible to greatly reduce noise caused by the speaker 17 during communication, which is noise that the user can recognize.
  • one transmitted signal section 53 in the output sound data output by the encoding unit 65 does not always have to represent 1-bit data.
  • kinds of a time width of the one transmitted signal section 53 may be set to four kinds.
  • the one transmitted signal section 53 may be associated with 2 bits of transmission data.
  • the transmission data may be converted into an array of values in base-k positional notation (k>3).
  • the encoding unit 65 may output the output sound data to output kinds of sound respectively corresponding to the values among k kinds of sound.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a flow of receiving process performed using sound.
  • functions of the decoding unit 77 , the extracting unit 78 , and the sound input unit 79 are explained according to the processing flow.
  • the sound input unit 79 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the sound input unit 79 acquires input sound data of the PCM format obtained by converting sound input to the microphone 18 from the AD converter 16 (step S 501 ). This process is performed in a state in which sound output by a transmitting source (the speaker 17 of the payer terminal 1 ) is input to the microphone 18 . Then, data of sound obtained by encoding transmission data is included in the input sound data.
  • a sampling rate is set to a sampling rate same as a sampling rate of the transmitting source (the payer terminal 1 ).
  • the extracting unit 78 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the extracting unit 78 extracts sound in the inaudible frequency band from the input sound data acquired by the sound input unit 79 (step S 502 ) and stores data indicating the extracted sound in the storing unit 12 .
  • the extracting unit 78 uses a bandpass filter in order to extract the sound in the inaudible frequency band. By performing this process, it is possible to remove the influence of noise such as voices of people around the store terminal 2 . If a precondition is that communication is performed in an environment with little noise, the extracting unit 78 may directly pass the input sound data to the decoding unit 77 without performing this process.
  • the decoding unit 77 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the decoding unit 77 decodes transmission data on the basis of the data indicating the extracted sound.
  • the decoding unit 77 normalizes the amplitude of the extracted sound (step S 503 ). Consequently, even if the magnitude of sound input to the microphone 18 is different every time communication is performed, a problem does not occur in the following process.
  • the decoding unit 77 notifies a function at a destination, to which data decoded by the decoding unit 67 is passed, of information (error information) indicating that the magnitude of the sound is outside the predetermined range.
  • the decoding unit 77 detects a boundary between a section with sound and a soundless section and detects a time width of each of a plurality of sections with sound (step S 504 ).
  • the decoding unit 77 acquires an array of values of bits according to detected time widths of the periods with sound (step S 505 ) and outputs the acquired array of values to the storing unit 12 or the like as decoded received data (step S 506 ).
  • the decoding unit 77 may improve accuracy of the received data using a publicly-known error correction technique such as CRC correction. If there are three or more kinds of the time width of the transmitted signal section 53 output by the transmitting source (the payer terminal 1 ), the decoding unit 77 may acquire an array of values corresponding to the types of the time width and decode the received data.
  • the apparatus on the transmitter side including the speaker 17 connected to the DA converter 15 and the apparatus on the receiver side including the microphone 18 connected to the AD converter 16 can perform communication using the above-mentioned technique without adding other devices.
  • the sound in the inaudible frequency band has strong directivity compared with a radio wave. Therefore, it is less likely that another apparatus receives transmitted content by mistake. It is unnecessary to add a function of preventing interference or complicate operation unlike the case when the radio wave is used.
  • the sound in the inaudible frequency band is used and occurrence of noise is suppressed, although communication is performed by using the speaker, a person does not recognize unpleasant sound through the communication. Therefore, there is little influence on a human body.
  • the transmission data is encoded using the time width of the sound output by the speaker 17 .
  • the transmission data may be encoded using other modulation methods.
  • bits of a bit array to be transmitted may be represented by a difference in the amplitude of sound as in an AM modulation system.
  • Bits of a bit array may be represented by a difference in the frequency of sound as in an FM modulation system.
  • the decoding the transmission data using the time width of sound is resistant to an environment change such as noise compared with the former and is small in computational complexity compared with the latter.
  • the encoding unit 75 and the sound output unit 76 of the store terminal 2 respectively perform kinds of processing same as the kinds of processing by the encoding unit 65 and the sound output unit 66 of the payer terminal 1 .
  • the decoding unit 67 , the extracting unit 68 , and the sound input unit 69 of the payer terminal 1 respectively perform kinds of processing same as the kinds of processing by the decoding unit 77 , the extracting unit 78 , and the sound input unit 79 of the store terminal 2 .
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow of the payer terminal 1 .
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow of the store terminal 2 .
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow of the payment server 3 .
  • the start control unit 61 of the payer terminal 1 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the start control unit 61 causes the speaker 17 to output sound indicating start information to the store terminal 2 so as to transmit the start information (step S 101 ).
  • the start information is information for informing the store terminal 2 of the start of communication. More specifically, the start control unit 61 causes the encoding unit 65 to encode the start information as transmission data and causes the DA converter 15 to convert output sound data output by the encoding unit 65 via the sound output unit 66 so as to cause the speaker 17 to output sound indicating the start information.
  • the start response unit 71 of the store terminal 2 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the start response unit 71 acquires, from sound input to the microphone 18 , the start information output by the payer terminal 1 and causes the speaker 17 of the store terminal 2 to output sound indicating an ACK signal responding to the start information.
  • the start response unit 71 causes the speaker to output sound indicating information for changing the volume of the sound output by the speaker 17 of the payer terminal 1 such that the magnitude of the sound falls within the predetermined range.
  • the sound input unit 79 acquires, on the basis of an instruction of the start response unit 71 , input sound data of the PCM format obtained by converting the sound input to the microphone 18 (step S 201 ). Subsequently, the start response unit 71 acquires decoded information or error information as a result of processing performed by the extracting unit 78 and the decoding unit 77 on the basis of the input sound data.
  • the start response unit 71 causes, using the encoding unit 75 and the sound output unit 76 of the store terminal 2 , the speaker 17 to output sound indicating volume correction signal for changing (in the case explained above, increasing), with the sound output unit 66 of the payer terminal 1 , the volume of the sound output by the speaker 17 such that the magnitude of the acquired sound falls within the predetermined range (step S 203 ).
  • the start response unit 71 repeats the process from step S 201 to acquire data of sound, which is a response to the output sound.
  • the start response unit 71 determines whether information decoded from the acquired sound is the start information (step S 204 ). When the information is not the start information (N in step S 204 ), the start response unit 71 repeats the acquisition of data of the sound from step S 201 . When the information is the start information (Y in step S 204 ), the start response unit 71 causes, using the encoding unit 75 and the sound output unit 76 of the store terminal 2 , the speaker 17 to output sound indicating the ACK signal responding to the start information (step S 205 ).
  • the sound input unit 69 , the extracting unit 68 , and the decoding unit 67 of the payer terminal 1 perform the above-mentioned receiving process concerning sound input from the microphone 18 during a fixed time. If there is received data, the sound input unit 69 , the extracting unit 68 , and the decoding unit 67 receive the received data as response information decoded from sound returned by the store terminal 2 (step S 102 ).
  • the start control unit 61 changes the volume of the sound output unit 66 such that the sound output unit 66 causes the speaker 17 to output sound at magnitude indicated by the volume correction signal or, when the volume correction signal is not received, increases the magnitude (step S 104 ).
  • the start control unit 61 repeats the process from the transmitting start information in step S 101 again.
  • the response information is received and the response information is neither the volume correction signal nor the ACK signal (N in step S 105 )
  • the start control unit 61 repeats the process from step S 101 .
  • the response information is the ACK signal (Y in step S 105 )
  • processing by the payment-information transmitting unit 63 is performed.
  • the payment-information transmitting unit 63 of the payer terminal 1 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the payment-information transmitting unit 63 acquires payment account information, which is data indicating a payment account, stored in the storing unit 12 in advance (step S 106 ).
  • the payment-information transmitting unit 63 inputs the payment account information to the encoding unit 65 and the sound output unit 66 as transmission data.
  • the payment-information transmitting unit 63 transmits the payment account information via sound of the speaker 17 (step S 107 ).
  • the payment account information is an account number.
  • the payment account information is information acquired by the payment-information acquiring unit 62 in advance and stored in the storing unit 12 .
  • the payment-information acquiring unit 62 is realized mainly by the processor 11 , the storing unit 12 , and the communication unit 13 .
  • the payment-information acquiring unit 62 transmits authentication information such as a user ID and a password to the payment server 3 via a network using the communication unit 13 and acquires account information corresponding to the user ID from the payment server 3 .
  • the account managing unit 84 of the payment server 3 is realized mainly by the processor 11 , the storing unit 12 , and the communication unit 13 .
  • the account managing unit 84 manages account information and balance information.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of information managed by the payment server 3 .
  • the information shown in FIG. 13 is stored in the storing unit 12 .
  • a column of “User ID” indicates the user ID
  • a column of “PW” indicates the password
  • a column of “Account Number” indicates the account information
  • a column of “Balance” indicates the balance of the user, which is balance information.
  • the user ID and the password are information set when the user owning the payer terminal 1 is registered beforehand.
  • the account managing unit 84 receives an input of personal information from the user via the payer terminal 1 , a PC, or the like, determines the user ID and the password between the account managing unit 84 and the user, and stores the user ID and the password in the storing unit 12 .
  • the account managing unit 84 generates an account number and stores the account number in the storing unit 12 . Further, the account managing unit 84 transmits the account information corresponding to the user ID to the payment-information acquiring unit 62 of the payer terminal 1 .
  • the account managing unit 84 When the authentication information such as the user ID and the password are received from the payment-information acquiring unit 62 of the payer terminal 1 , the account managing unit 84 performs authentication concerning the user ID using the authentication information. If the authentication is successful, the account managing unit 84 transmits the account information to the payment-information acquiring unit 62 . Consequently, if the user ID and the password are stored, even if the user changes the payer terminal 1 to another one, the user can perform payment using the new payer terminal 1 . Naturally, it is also possible to ensure security by not showing the account information even to the user. Note that the account managing unit 84 may manage a use history such as a deposit and withdrawal history.
  • the account managing unit 84 may provide a screen on which the payer makes payment from a credit card or the like using the payer terminal 1 .
  • the payer terminal 1 side may automatically access the account managing unit 84 and deposit the predetermined amount.
  • the sound input unit 79 , the extracting unit 78 , and the decoding unit 77 of the store terminal 2 perform the above-mentioned receiving process concerning the sound input from the microphone 18 and receive received data of the sound as the payment account information (step S 206 ).
  • the payment inquiring unit 72 of the store terminal 2 is realized mainly by the processor 11 , the storing unit 12 , and the communication unit 13 .
  • the payment inquiring unit 72 transmits the payment account information, which is the data indicating the payment account, and the payment amount to the payment server 3 (step S 207 ).
  • the information receiving unit 81 of the payment server 3 is realized mainly by the processor 11 , the storing unit 12 , and the communication unit 13 .
  • the information receiving unit 81 receives the payment account information and the payment amount from the store terminal 2 (step S 301 ).
  • the balance updating unit 82 of the payment server 3 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the balance updating unit 82 acquires a balance of an account indicated by the received payment account information (step S 302 ). If the balance is not equal to or larger than the payment amount (N in step S 303 ), the balance updating unit 82 transmits payment result information indicating payment non-permission to the store terminal 2 (step S 304 ). If the balance is equal to or larger than the payment amount (Y in step S 303 ), the balance updating unit 82 updates the balance by subtracting the payment amount from the balance (step S 305 ) and transmits payment result information indicating payment permission to the store terminal 2 (step S 306 ). In the example shown in FIG. 12 , the process concerning the payment of the payment server 3 ends.
  • the result output unit 73 of the store terminal 2 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the result output unit 73 receives the payment result information indicating propriety of payment from the payment server (step S 208 ).
  • the result output unit 73 outputs information indicating a result of the payment on the basis of the payment result information. More specifically, the result output unit 73 transmits the payment result information to the payer terminal 1 as transmission data using the encoding unit 75 and the sound output unit 76 (step S 209 ).
  • the result output unit 73 passes data of success sound to the sound output unit 76 and causes the speaker 17 of the store terminal 2 to output the success sound (step S 211 ).
  • the result output unit 73 passes data of failure sound to the sound output unit 76 and causes the speaker 17 of the store terminal 2 to output the failure sound (step S 212 ). Note that the result output unit 73 does not have to transmit the payment result information to the payer terminal 1 .
  • the payment-result acquiring unit 64 of the payer terminal 1 is realized mainly by the processor 11 , the storing unit 12 , and the display operation unit 14 .
  • the payment-result acquiring unit 64 receives the payment result information using the sound input unit 69 , the extracting unit 68 , and the decoding unit 67 (step S 108 ).
  • the payment-result acquiring unit 64 outputs a failure message via the display operation unit 14 (step S 110 ).
  • the payment method explained above simply by installing an application program in a smart phone, a cellular phone, or the like, it is possible to use even the smart phone or the cellular phone not mounted with a noncontact IC chip as the payer terminal 1 .
  • the smart phone or the cellular phone is always equipped with the DA converter 15 and the speaker 17 connected to the DA converter 15 and the AD converter 16 and the microphone 18 connected to the AD converter 16 .
  • the application program may be delivered by a server prepared by a payment company or may be delivered by a delivery system provided by a company that provides the smart phone or an OS, or a carrier of the cellular phone.
  • a second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that balance information is stored in the payer terminal 1 .
  • the balance information does not always have to be centrally managed by the payment server 3 .
  • differences from the first embodiment are mainly explained.
  • FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a payment system according to the second embodiment.
  • the payment system includes the payer terminal 1 , the store terminal 2 , and a black box 4 .
  • the second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment in that the payer terminal 1 and the store terminal 2 are not physically connected. However, the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment mainly in that the black box 4 is present in each of stores, does not own balance information itself of a payment account, and does not centrally manage balance information.
  • the hardware configuration of the payer terminal 1 and the store terminal 2 is the same as the hardware configuration explained with reference to FIG. 2 in the first embodiment. Therefore, explanation of the hardware configuration is omitted.
  • the black box 4 includes the processor 11 , the storing unit 12 , and the communication unit 13 .
  • the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 included in the black box 4 has a function of limiting readout of data from the outside in order to prevent reverse engineering and a leak of an encryption key.
  • FIG. 15 is a functional block diagram showing functions realized by the payer terminal 1 according to the second embodiment.
  • the payer terminal 1 functionally includes the start control unit 61 , the payment-information transmitting unit 63 , the payment-result acquiring unit 64 , the encoding unit 65 , the sound output unit 66 , the decoding unit 67 , the extracting unit 68 , and the sound input unit 69 .
  • These functions are realized by the processor 11 , which configures the payer terminal 1 , executing the program stored in the storing unit 12 and controlling the DA converter 15 , the AD converter 16 , the communication unit 13 , and the like.
  • FIG. 16 is a functional block diagram showing functions realized by the store terminal 2 according to the second embodiment.
  • the store terminal 2 functionally includes the start response unit 71 , the payment inquiring unit 72 , the result output unit 73 , a completion-information transmitting unit 74 , the encoding unit 75 , the sound output unit 76 , the decoding unit 77 , the extracting unit 78 , and the sound input unit 79 .
  • These functions are realized by the processor 11 , which configures the store terminal 2 , executing the program stored in the storing unit 12 and controlling the DA converter 15 , the AD converter 16 , the communication unit 13 , and the like.
  • FIG. 17 is a functional block diagram showing functions realized by the black box 4 according to the second embodiment.
  • the black box 4 functionally includes an information receiving unit 91 , an encryption decoding unit 92 , a balance updating unit 93 , an encrypting unit 94 , a payment-propriety reply unit 95 , and a payment ending unit 96 . These functions are realized by the processor 11 , which is included in the black box 4 , executing the program stored in the storing unit 12 and controlling the communication unit 13 and the like.
  • the black box 4 is an apparatus that changes (manages) a balance of a payment account of electronic money or the like received from the payer terminal 1 .
  • black box 4 may be stored in the store. This is because, if the store terminals 2 and the black box 4 are connected via a network, it is unnecessary to provide the black box 4 for each of the store terminals 2 . If the black box 4 has a general communication function, it is easy to connect the store terminal 2 to the black box 4 . For example, even when the store terminal 2 is an apparatus for which extension is difficult such as a smart phone, it is possible to easily use a security function of the black box 4 .
  • FIG. 18 is an example of a processing flow of the payer terminal 1 .
  • FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow of the store terminal 2 .
  • FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow of the black box 4 .
  • the start control unit 61 of the payer terminal 1 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the start control unit 61 causes the speaker 17 to output sound indicating start information to the store terminal 2 so as to transmit the start information (step S 151 ). More specifically, the start control unit 61 causes the encoding unit 65 to encode the start information as transmission data, causes, via the sound output unit 66 , the DA converter 15 to convert encoded output sound data, and causes the speaker 17 to output sound including the start information.
  • the start response unit 71 of the store terminal 2 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the start response unit 71 acquires the start information output by the payer terminal 1 from sound input to the microphone 18 and causes the speaker 17 of the store terminal 2 to output sound indicating an ACK signal responding to the start information.
  • the start response unit 71 causes the speaker 17 of the store terminal 2 to output sound indicating information for changing the volume of the sound output by the speaker 17 of the payer terminal 1 such that the magnitude of the sound falls within the predetermined range.
  • the sound input unit 79 acquires, on the basis of an instruction of the start response unit 71 , input sound data of the PCM format obtained by converting the sound input to the microphone 18 (step S 251 ). Subsequently, the start response unit 71 acquires information decoded by the extracting unit 78 and the decoding unit 77 on the basis of the input sound data. Subsequently, the start response unit 71 determines whether the information decoded from the acquire sound is the start information (step S 252 ). When the information is not the start information (N in step S 252 ), the start response unit 71 repeats the acquisition of data of the sound from step S 251 .
  • the start response unit 71 causes, using the encoding unit 75 and the sound output unit 76 of the store terminal 2 , the speaker 17 to output sound indicating the ACK signal responding to the start information (step S 253 ).
  • the sound input unit 69 , the extracting unit 68 , and the decoding unit 67 of the payer terminal 1 perform the above-mentioned receiving process concerning the sound input from the microphone 18 and determine whether received data is the ACK signal (step S 152 ). When the ACK signal is not received (N in step S 152 ), the process is repeated from the receiving process again. When the ACK signal is received (Y in step S 152 ), processing by the payment-information transmitting unit 63 is performed.
  • the store terminal 2 may check the magnitude of sound and transmit a volume correction signal according to necessity.
  • the payer terminal 1 may change volume according to the signal or the like.
  • the payment-information transmitting unit 63 of the payer terminal 1 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the payment-information transmitting unit 63 acquires encrypted balance information, which is data indicating a payment account, stored in the storing unit 12 in advance (step S 153 ).
  • the payment-information transmitting unit 63 inputs the encrypted payment information to the encoding unit 65 and the sound output unit 66 as transmission data so as to transmit the encrypted balance information via sound (step S 154 ).
  • FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of the encrypted balance information.
  • the encrypted balance information includes encrypted data (an encrypted section) and a check sum.
  • the check sum is a kind of an error detection code for checking whether transfer of data is performed without a problem.
  • the check sum is also included in other data communicated using the encoding units 65 and 75 and the decoding units 67 and 77 such as the start information and the payment account information in the first embodiment.
  • the encrypted section is data obtained by encrypting an account number (Account No), balance information (Balance), and a control code (Control Code).
  • the account number has 64-bit length
  • the balance information has 16-bit length
  • the control code has 16-bit length.
  • the control code is a value calculated from the account number, the balance information, or the like using a calculation method not open to the public. An outsider cannot generate the control code.
  • the black box 4 side checks whether the control code is correct so as to detect falsification. Therefore, even if there is a person who attempts to falsify the encrypted balance information, the person has to acquire two kinds of secret information, i.e., the encryption key and the calculation method for the control code. Therefore, security is ensured.
  • the sound input unit 79 , the extracting unit 78 , and the decoding unit 77 of the store terminal 2 perform receiving process concerning the sound input from the microphone 18 and receive received data of the sound as the encrypted balance information (step S 254 ).
  • the payment inquiring unit 72 of the store terminal 2 is realized mainly by the processor 11 , the storing unit 12 , and the communication unit 13 .
  • the payment inquiring unit 72 transmits the encrypted balance information, which is the data indicating the payment account, and a payment amount to the black box 4 (step S 255 ).
  • the information receiving unit 81 of the black box 4 is realized mainly by the processor 11 , the storing unit 12 , and the communication unit 13 .
  • the information receiving unit 81 receives the encrypted balance information and the payment amount from the store terminal 2 (step S 351 ).
  • the encryption decoding unit 92 of the black box 4 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the encryption decoding unit 92 decodes the encrypted balance information using a secret key stored in the storing unit 12 and acquires a balance (step S 352 ).
  • the balance updating unit 93 of the black box 4 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the balance updating unit 93 subtracts the payment amount from the balance to update the balance (step S 355 ).
  • the encrypting unit 94 of the black box 4 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the encrypting unit 94 encrypts information such as the updated balance and the account number using the secret key stored in the storing unit 12 and generates the encrypted balance information (step S 356 ).
  • the payment-propriety reply unit 95 of the black box 4 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the payment-propriety reply unit 95 transmits payment information indicating payment permission and the encrypted balance information obtained by encrypting the updated balance and so on to the store terminal 2 when the balance is equal to or larger than the payment amount (step S 357 ).
  • the payment-propriety reply unit 95 transmits payment information indicating payment non-permission to the store terminal 2 (step S 354 ).
  • plaintext information concerning a balance is also included in the payment information indicating payment permission. This balance is used by the payer terminal 1 to inform the user of the balance.
  • the result output unit 73 of the store terminal 2 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the result output unit 73 receives the payment information, which is information indicating propriety of payment (a payment result) from the black box 4 . In the case of payment permission, the result output unit 73 receives the encrypted balance information as well (step S 256 ).
  • the result output unit 73 transmits the payment information indicating the result of the payment to the payer terminal 1 (step S 257 ).
  • the result output unit 73 ends the processing by the store terminal 2 .
  • the result output unit 73 sets the transmission data as the encrypted balance information and transmits the encrypted balance information to the payer terminal 1 using the encoding unit 75 and the sound output unit 76 (step S 259 ). If a received notification is not received from the payer terminal 1 (N in step S 260 ), the result output unit 73 repeats, from step S 259 , the process for transmitting the encrypted balance information to the payer terminal 1 .
  • processing by the completion-information transmitting unit 74 is performed.
  • the payment-result acquiring unit 64 of the payer terminal 1 is realized mainly by the processor 11 , the storing unit 12 , and the display operation unit 14 .
  • the payment-result acquiring unit 64 receives the payment information using the sound input unit 69 , the extracting unit 68 , and the decoding unit 67 (step S 155 ).
  • the payment-result acquiring unit 64 outputs a failure message via the display operation unit 14 (step S 157 ).
  • the payment-result acquiring unit 64 receives the encrypted balance information from the store terminal 2 using the sound input unit 69 , the extracting unit 68 , and the decoding unit 67 (step S 158 ). Note that, if the encrypted balance information is not received (N in step S 159 ), the payment-result acquiring unit 64 repeats the process from step S 158 .
  • the payment-result acquiring unit 64 transmits a received notification using the encoding unit 65 and the sound output unit 66 (step S 161 ).
  • the payment-result acquiring unit 64 receives, using the sound input unit 69 , the extracting unit 68 , and the decoding unit 67 , a payment success notification transmitted from the store terminal 2 . If the payment success notification cannot be received for a fixed time (step S 160 ), the payment-result acquiring unit 64 repeats transmitting the received notification in step S 159 .
  • the payment-result acquiring unit 64 updates the old encrypted balance information stored in the storing unit 12 with the received encrypted balance information after the update (step S 161 ).
  • the payment-result acquiring unit 64 updates the plaintext information concerning the balance stored in the storing unit 12 with plaintext information concerning a balance included in the payment information and informs the user of the balance using the display operation unit 14 .
  • the completion-information transmitting unit 74 of the store terminal 2 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the completion-information transmitting unit 74 causes the speaker 17 to output payment success sound and transmits a payment success notification to the payer terminal 1 (step S 261 ).
  • the completion-information transmitting unit 74 transmits a completion notification to the black box 4 (step S 262 ).
  • the payment ending unit 96 of the black box 4 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 .
  • the payment ending unit 96 performs ending process for storing the payment amount, the account number, and a use history of the balance in the storing unit 12 , deleting the encrypted balance information and so on (step S 358 ).
  • the use history stored in the storing unit 12 is read out to the outside at timing of billing and transferred to a center, which manages payment, as information concerning charge for sales for requesting a payment company to pay the payment amount.
  • the store terminal 2 confirms that the payer terminal 1 receives the encrypted balance information and, after the confirmation, stores the use history of the black box 4 . Consequently, it is possible to suppress a discrepancy of information such as a balance when a problem occurs in a communication route.
  • the user owns the payer terminal 1 that inputs and outputs sound using the DA converter 15 and the AD converter 16 like a smart phone or a cellular phone, it is possible to perform electronic payment of electronic money or the like.
  • deposit from the payer terminal 1 may be realized using the black box 4 or an external server.
  • the encrypted balance information added with a balance on the basis of deposit performed by the store terminal 4 may be transmitted from the black box 4 to the payer terminal 1 .
  • a payment server having the function of the black box 4 and provided in common to stores may be provided instead of the black box 4 . Then, it is also possible to manage a balance of an account on the payment server side as well and easily detect a fraudulent use.
  • the payment server may provide a function for deposit.
  • the payer terminal 1 may be adapted to both of the store terminal 2 according to the first embodiment and the store terminal 2 according to the second embodiment. For example, when the store terminal 2 responds to the start information, the store terminal 2 may transmit information of a type of the store terminal 2 and select, according to the information of the type, whether process for handling the payment account information is performed or process for handling the encrypted balance information is performed thereafter.
  • the kinds of processing by the payer terminal 1 and the store terminal 2 explained above do not always have to be performed by the processor 11 and the storing unit 12 for general use. For example, these kinds of processing may be realized using an exclusively designed device such as an integrated circuit.
  • a communication procedure (a protocol) concerning payment between the payer terminal 1 and the store terminal 2 is not limited to those explained in the first embodiment and the second embodiment and may be other protocols.
  • the communication procedure may be a communication procedure in which the communication by a radio wave performed using the noncontact IC in the communication procedure used in the existing payment of electronic money is replaced with the communication performed using the inaudible sound explained above.
  • payment process only has to be performed by transmitting communication data for payment, which is generated under an OS operating on a noncontact IC such as Felica (registered trademark), as inaudible sound using the encoding unit 65 and the like and by processing the communication data for payment, which is decoded from the inaudible sound using the decoding unit 67 and the like, under the OS.

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